You may not know the name Tohru Okada, but if you've ever owned a PlayStation console, you'll be familiar with one of his most iconic creations: The sound that plays every time the PS logo appears.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Japanese musician and music producer Tohru Okada has died of heart failure at 73, according to multiple Japanese-language sources. In the world of ...

For decades now, the PlayStation logo has been accompanied by an iconic jingle. It’s a very simple sound, but anytime it appears in a commercial or trailer, fans immediately know that a PlayStation ...

In a rather fun piece of merchandising, Bandai has announced a new PlayStation logo stand that even plays the iconic console’s startup sound. What with the original PlayStation released back in 1994 ...

Bandai Lifestyle will release an acrylic logo display of the PlayStation logo for the console’s 30th anniversary. Aside from decorating your room, the display can also play the original PlayStation’s ...

The PlayStation logo is a globally recognized piece of iconography, something that spans just under three decades, having first appeared in 1994 alongside Sony’s first game console. While many things ...

If you’ve ever seen a PlayStation commercial, you’ve heard the iconic sound accompanying the logo. For almost the entirety of the platform’s existence, this note has been associated with it. Sadly, ...

Tohru Okada, the Japanese musician and producer who created the signature PlayStation logo sound, has died at the age of 73, according to EuroGamer. Video gamers, especially those who've played on or ...